USC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: 7:30 tonight in the School of Music recital hall, 813 Assembly St. Free concert will feature Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” Mendelssohn’s Symphonia No. 2 and serenades by Elgar and Tchaikovsky. (803) 777-4280
FRIDAY
FINAL FREE FRIDAY AT THE ZOO: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, 500 Wildlife Parkway. Richland and Lexington residents receive free admission with a valid driver’s license or property tax statement as proof of residence. (803) 779-8717; www.riverbanks.org
USC DANCE MARATHON: 7 p.m. Friday through 7 p.m. Saturday at the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center, Assembly and Blossom streets. Fundraiser for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. Reception and silent auction, 6 p.m. Saturday; RSVP at sodmee@mailbox.sc.edu
SANDLAPPER SINGERS: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 6952 St. Andrews Road. Tickets are $10; available at www.sapc.net/pas or at the door.
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Live music with the Dance Timers. $5; BYOB and snacks. (803) 779-1971; www.capitalseniorcenter.com
ROSEWIND DUO: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Union United Methodist Church, 7582 Woodrow St., Irmo. Free, but donations will be accepted for future music programs. (803) 781-3013; www.unionunitedmethodist.org
SATURDAY
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY: Open Gallery weekend, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the S.C. Political Collections galleries will be open for public viewing. Enter the Hollings Library through the Thomas Cooper Library, 1322 Greene St. (803) 777-3142; driving and parking directions at http://library.sc.edu/tcllocate.html
LEXINGTON RACE AGAINST HUNGER: 8:15 a.m. Saturday at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5503 Sunset Blvd., Lexington. 10K run, 5K fitness walk/run and one-mile fun run will begin and end at Saxe Gotha. Late registration and packet pick-up 4-7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:10-8:10 a.m. Saturday in the church gym. Spaghetti dinners will be available for $5 on Friday; proceeds will go to charities that benefit the hungry. Canned food donations for Lexington Interfaith Community Services will be accepted. (803) 359-7770, ext. 20 or email info@lexrah.org
POOCH PIN-UP CALENDAR: Professional pet photos by Cathy Farabaugh Photography, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Pupcakes Pet Boutique, 625 Harden St., $25. Four winning portraits will be featured in the 2013 Pupcakes Pooch Pin-Up calendar. Votes are $1 and may be cast online at www.pupcakespetboutique.com or at the store. All proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia. Call (803) 461-0236 or (803) 254-0118 to reserve a slot.
WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE COURSE: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Columbia International University, 7435 Monticello Road. Free; offered by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. (803) 576-3463 or email myturria@rcsd.net
WORLD OF MINIATURES EXHIBIT: “Toy Soldiers and Trains — Dollhouses and Planes,” through March 4 at the Kershaw-Cornwallis House, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. Events during the exhibit include a dollhouse swap and sell, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (table rentals, $5); robotic airplane demonstration at 11 a.m. Saturday; and Camden Miniature Club Make and Take workshops, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 3. Participants will make a mini Easter egg basket and Easter hat. $5; seniors and military, $4; ages 6-15, $3. Proceeds benefit Historic Camden. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2-7 p.m. Thursdays. (803) 432-9841; www.historic-camden.net
CHILD AND PARENT SOCCER CLINIC: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at USC’s Stone Stadium, 1300 Whaley St. Event will feature four hours of instruction with the USC soccer coaches and players, lunch, Zig the Pig mascot and more. Ages 4-14; $35 per child, $25 for each additional sibling. Proceeds will benefit Children’s Chance, a nonprofit organization helping S.C. families and children affected by pediatric cancer. Advance registration at (803) 254-5996 or email childrenschance@childrenschance.org
PALLADIUM SOCIETY CHILI COOK-OFF: 5-8 p.m. Saturday in the Ellison Building at the State Fairgrounds. $30; Historic Columbia Foundation members, $25; Palladium Society members, $20 (includes music by Whiskey Tango Review and beer/wine tickets). http://historiccolumbia.org
CHRISTIAN FITNESS PARTY: 5 p.m. Saturday at Z Factor Dance and Fitness Studio, 7201-D Parklane Road. $5. (803) 419-9133; www.zfactordancefitstudio.com
SUNDAY
ST. ANDREWS WOMAN’S CLUB BRIDAL SHOWCASE: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday in the Cantey Building at the State Fairgrounds. Fashion shows at 1 and 3 p.m., more than 100 exhibitor booths by bridal service providers, prizes and more. $5; ages 12 and younger, $1; ages 2 and younger, free. Proceeds benefit local community service organizations and service projects provided by the St. Andrews Woman’s Club. www.sawc-sc.org
ERNEST F. HOLLINGS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY: The Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the S.C. Political Collections galleries will be open 1-4 p.m. Sunday for public viewing. Enter the Hollings Library through the Thomas Cooper Library, 1322 Greene St. (803) 777-3142; driving and parking directions at http://library.sc.edu/tcllocate.html
“MARY CHESNUT’S LONG-LOST CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS”: 3 p.m. Sunday at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church, 1206 Lyttleton St., Camden. Guest speaker will be Marty Daniels. (803) 425-1123; www.kershawcountyhistoricalsociety.org
BEGINNER WALTZ AND SHAG LESSONS: Sundays at Yellow Rock Hall, 2211 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia. No prior dance experience required, no partner necessary. Waltz lessons, 3:30-5 p.m.; shag lessons, 5-6 p.m. for six weeks. $5 per class. (803) 791-9767
MONDAY
FREE LEGAL CLINIC: 6-7:30 p.m. Monday at Windsor United Methodist Church, 9500 Windsor Lake Blvd. Sponsored by the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program, the topic will be wills and probate with attorney Carole H. Gunter. (803) 799-6654, ext. 158; www.scbar.org/clinics
TUESDAY
SOUTHERN WRITERS SERIES: Discussion and book signing by Jason Ryan (“Jackpot: High Times, High Seas, and the Sting that Launched the War on Drugs”), 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Richland County Public Library, 1431 Assembly St. Sponsored by the Friends of the RCPL and the USC Institute for Southern Studies. (803) 988-0885
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road. Free. (803) 345-0158 or email billmac85@yahoo.com
TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS: 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2701 Heyward St. Requested donations vary depending on category — adult, senior, student, family. (803) 647-9283; www.taoist.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
FREE LEGAL CLINIC — MAGISTRATE COURT ISSUES: 6:30-8 p.m. March 1 at the Northeast Branch of the Richland County Public Library, 7490 Parklane Road. Sponsored by the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program. (803) 799-6653, ext. 158
CRAFTSMEN’S SPRING CLASSIC: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. March 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 3 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 4 at the State Fairgrounds. Pottery, jewelry, fine art, glass, baskets, furniture, photography, sculpture, clothing, wood, metalwork, specialty foods and more. $7; ages 6-12, $1 (good for all three days). www.craftshow.com
LEXINGTON COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY: “Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor,” 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5503 Sunset Blvd., Lexington. $15; seniors, $12; students, $5. (803) 359-8794; www.lexcochoralsoc.org
FAMILY FUN NIGHT: 7:30 p.m. March 2 at Z Factor Dance & Fitness Studio, 7201-D Parklane Road. Free. (803) 419-9133; www.zfactordancefitstudio.com
VINYL DANCE PARTY: 10 p.m. March 2 at the Hunter-Gatherer, 900 S. Main St. The Greater Columbia Society for the Preservation of Soul will stock the turntables with funk, soul, R&B and psych. Email gcspsoul@gmail.com
MARCH FOR MEALS 5K RUN/WALK: 7:30 a.m. March 3 at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, 500 Wildlife Parkway. Check-in begins at 6:15 a.m. Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels. Register at www.seniorresourcesinc.org or call (803) 252-7734.
COOKING CLASS: “Dried Beans, Nature’s Near-Perfect Food,” 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 3 at the Farmer’s Shed, 2514 Augusta Highway, Lexington. Tastings and recipes, $3 (fee will purchase a pound of dried beans to be donated to LICS). Call (803) 996-9122 to register.
WORLD OF MINIATURES EXHIBIT: “Toy Soldiers and Trains — Dollhouses and Planes,” through March 4 at the Kershaw-Cornwallis House, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. The Camden Miniature Club will hold Make and Take workshops, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 3; participants will make a mini Easter egg basket and Easter hat. $5; seniors and military, $4; ages 6-15, $3. Proceeds benefit Historic Camden. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2-7 p.m. Thursdays. (803) 432-9841; www.historic-camden.net
LAKE CAROLINA OYSTER ROAST: 4-7 p.m. March 3 at the Lake House, Lake Carolina. Oysters and barbecue, live music by the Coconut Groove Band and more. Lawn chairs, blankets and coolers welcome. Advance tickets, $35 (all you can eat); $15 (bucket of oysters or barbecue plate with sides); ages 12 and younger, $5 (small plate); ages 3 and younger, free. Tickets at the door will be $40 and $20. Proceeds benefit Children’s Charities of the Midlands. http://lakecarolina.com/oysterroast.aspx
ST. PATRICK’S CEILI: 6 p.m. March 3 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1623 Marion St. (Blanding and Marion streets). Entertainment by T.J. Lanaghan, Syr and the Rince na h’Eireann Irish dancers. Doors open at 5 p.m. Advance tickets, $5; available at Delaney’s Irish Pub, the Cock & Bull and the British Bulldog; $10 at the door. (803) 414-1076; www.aohc.columbia.org
PLANETS FOR THE PEOPLE: Sidewalk stargazing, 6-9 p.m. (weather permitting) March 3 in front of the Hunter-Gatherer, 900 S. Main St. (South Main and College streets, behind the Statehouse). Sponsored by the State Museum and the Midlands Astronomy Club, the free event will feature solar viewing, the moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and Mars. (803) 898-4944; www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org
ARTS AT SHANDON: Bert Ligon Jazz, 7 p.m. March 3 at Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St. Free. (803) 771-4408; www.shandonpres.org
CHILI COOK-OFF, CAR AND BIKE SHOW: 1 p.m. March 4 at the Carolina Ale House, 277 Columbiana Drive. Registration, $30; proceeds benefit the Lexington County Law Enforcement Officer’s Association. (803) 429-3889 or (803) 446-7942
CAROLINA JAZZ SOCIETY: 2:30-5 p.m. March 4 at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Dick Goodwin will lead the band with guest pianist Aletha Jacobs. $10; students ages 18 and younger, free. (803) 432-1504
AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 6 and 7 at the Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road. Participants who complete the six-hour refresher course may be eligible for a discount from their auto insurance carrier. Call (803) 462-9995 or stop by the Adult Activity Center to register.
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CLASS: Uncovering Federal Government Websites, 1:30-4 p.m. March 6 at the State Library, 1500 Senate St. Locating web-based resources and contact information; topics include demographic information, benefits and services, workforce resources, budgets, expenses, receipts, revenue. Free; register at www.statelibrary.sc.gov
POTTERY BASICS: 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays, March 6-April 10 at the City of Columbia Arts Center, 1932 Calhoun St. $80, class size limited to 10 participants; registration deadline is March 1. (803) 545-3093 or email bloliver@columbiasc.net
TAI CHI 101 FOR BEGINNERS: 3-4 p.m. Tuesdays beginning March 6 at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). $25; free for full CSC members. (803) 779-1971; www.capitalseniorcenter.com
FREE LEGAL CLINIC — BANKRUPTCY LAW ISSUES: 6:30-8 p.m. March 6 at the Main Branch of the Lexington County Public Library, 5440 Augusta Road, Lexington. Sponsored by the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program. (803) 799-6653, ext. 158
PHONE BOOK SCULPTURE CONTEST: Keep the Midlands Beautiful is seeking teens ages 14-18 from Richland and Lexington counties to participate in the contest. Teams of three to seven members sponsored by a school, faith-based organization or civic group will collect telephone books and bring them to the Sam’s Club parking lot, 350 Harbison Blvd. March 10. Construction will be 3-4:30 p.m., with a grand prize of $250 for the sponsoring organization, runner-up prize will be $100. All teams must submit an entry form and waivers by March 6. (803) 733-1139; www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.com
LUNCH AND LEARN: “Getting the Most From Your Doctor’s Appointment,” 11:30 a.m. March 8 at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Free and open to the public; bring a bag lunch, beverages will be provided. Call (803) 779-1971 to reserve a seat.
COMMUNITY SUMMIT: 7 p.m. March 8 at Mount Horeb Lutheran Church, 101 E. Boundary St., Chapin. Results from the Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce development survey, presentation on the status of the Columbia Avenue widening project and Q&A session. (803) 345-1100.
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE: 7:30-10:30 p.m. March 9 at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Live music by the Dance Timers. $5; BYOB and snacks. (803) 779-1971; www.capitalseniorcenter.com
GREATER COLUMBIA CHAPTER OF THE U.S. AMATEUR BALLROOM DANCERS ASSOCIATION: 7:15-10:30 p.m. March 10 at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia. Casual dress, non-alcoholic drinks and refreshments will be available. Complimentary dance lesson, 7:45-8:15 p.m. $10; USADance members, $7; students, $5. www.usadance.us
HISTORIC COLUMBIA FOUNDATION VIP TOURS: 50th anniversary behind-the-scenes tour of the Curtiss-Wright Hangar at Owens Field, followed by refreshments at the Hangars Lofts, 2-4 p.m. March 11. $10; HCF members, $8; HCF member family, $25. (803) 252-7742, ext. 12 or email wspratt@historiccolumbia.org
SECOND SUNDAY STROLL: 2 p.m. March 11, meet at the Wheatley Branch of the Richland County Public Library, 931 Woodrow St., for a walking tour of the Old Shandon neighborhood. $6; ages 17 and younger, $3; Historic Columbia Foundation members, free. Reservations, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24, or email reservations@historiccolumbia.org
SPEAKER AT THE CENTER: Noon March 13 at the S.C. State Library, 1430 Senate St., Room 309. Jack Shuler offers a fresh perspective on the Orangeburg Massacre and its legacy with “Blood & Bone: Truth and Reconciliation in a Southern Town.” Free; bring a bag lunch. Books will be available for purchase and autographing. Information at http://readsc.org
CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 13-May 8 at the Lexington Police Department training facility. Qualified applicants must be age 21 or older, a resident or business owner in the town of Lexington and pass a background check conducted by the department. Call (803) 359-6260 or (803) 358-1504 to request an application.
FAMILY NIGHT AT EDVENTURE: 5-8 p.m. March 13; $1 admission to EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais St. (803) 779-3100; www.edventure.org
PARENTS NIGHT OUT: 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 16t at the Jeep Rogers Family YMCA, Lake Carolina. Youngsters ages 14 and younger will enjoy swimming, crafts, group games and more. $25; members, $15 (includes dinner). Preregister at the front desk. (803) 451-8439
HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING AWARENESS PROGRAM: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. March 24 at Palmetto GBA Government Programs Complex, 17 Technology Circle. Sponsored by the National Associaton of Black Accountants Inc., the program will focus on financial literacy, corporate panel discussion, networking, case studies and more. Registered high school seniors will be eligible to receive a $500 scholarship. Registration and scholarship application forms at www.nabacolumbia.org. Registration deadline is March 1.
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